Day 21- The Teaching Plan

                                                                      The Curriculum 

According to the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. (A.D. 2008).

The Learning Key competencies:
1. Communication capacity
2. Thinking capacity
3. Problem-solving capacity
4. Capacity for applying life skills
5. Capacity for technological application. 

Alongside with this curriculum in education, the school aims desirable attributes in the learning of the students which are to become a patriotic monk, honest, disciplined, pursuing learning, be sufficient, committed to work, love Thai people and have a public mind. 

II. Teaching plan related to your major

At Phetphadungweingchai School, the school uses textbooks as the guide to their curriculum, since it is a private school, they don't use the textbooks coming from the government instead they use other textbooks. In the morning, they perform everyday flag ceremony to instill to the students the patriotism. Next, is they go to their respective classes and have their classes. They have some exercise in the classroom, and then, proceed to their subjects. there are allotted time for the English and Chinese class hour. The foreign teachers are teaching English and Chinese subjects. The school also conduct examinations as a form of assessment. They also lend a day as playground time, and after the lunch break, all students take their at least an hour of sleep or long nap time, so that they will be ready for their afternoon classes.

The school time for the students is from 8:00 in the morning up to 3:00 in the afternoon. Each class has usually 5-6 classes every day including the regular subjects, English and Chinese language subjects.

They start the day with a flag ceremony and pledges followed by morning songs and exercises. 

Day 20- Pedagogical Content

I. Teaching Methods


 The teachers in Phetphadungweingchai School are using the variety of teaching methods and strategies for the Kindergarten to engage the students in learning. Here are some of the strategies that they are using, the first one is the "Lecture and Discussion Method" where the teacher tells, explains, describes the information or lesson through listening and understanding.

 But since the Kindergarten has a short attention span according to their age and level, the teachers do improvisation in teaching by applying the " Demonstration Method". In here, the teacher presents the lesson step by step, so that students are able to follow the instruction, they make the lesson manipulative to catch the students attention and interest, they create activities to apply the lesson in it, since each classroom has the range of 30-35 students, it is quite a big number of students, so the teacher prepares activities to cater all the students and their needs.

 Next is the "Interactive/Participative Methods", It is done through an active learning; teachers give attention to the ability of the students such as the freedom to talk, listen, read and write.

 And lastly, the Integrated Learning, though the school is using a particular curriculum, the teachers make a way to make the lesson easy to understand, various materials are being used to make the lesson more creative and effective. One is the use of technology, the teachers give certain time to introduce to them the technology, most of the classroom has television and speakers, it is used for watching stories that have moral values and educational as well as it is used for warm-ups activities such as singing and dancing.

II. Learning Materials and Innovation

The Phetphadungwengchai School provides every material they can give to the students for the sake of learning. Learning materials such as workbook and textbooks for every subject, pencils, block center ( lego, toys), language and reading center ( educational stories, alphabet books), art center (safety scissors, assorted art supplies, and assorted craft and collage materials). A conducive classroom is one of the highlights of this school. Well-spaced classrooms, educational learning posters and pocket charts, blackboard, television and speakers, air-condition, pigeon-hole for the blankets of the students, a toilet for each classroom, reading area, playground in the school and the ICT room.

III. Sources of Learning and Technology

The audio-visual technology of the school helps the students to learn beyond the discussion setting. The school has an ICT( Information and Communication Technology) classroom, sets of computers with headphones and one white screen. It is under the supervision and under the programming system of the school for the safety of opening the websites. The students are able to learn the basic use of computers. Each classroom also has a television and speakers for educational watching and learning.

IV. Authentic Assessment


The school uses various assessments for the students learning evaluation. The Summative Assessment, where they give examinations depending on the teacher's discretion whether to give it quarterly or after the semester to evaluate the student's performance and progress in academics. But aside from that, the school conduct such activities like science competitions, sports, and other school programs to evaluate the progress of the child aside from academics. And for daily evaluation, the teachers give performance task assessment and paper-pencil assessment.

Day17- Teaching Plan ( Preschool)

At Phetphadungweingchai School, the school uses textbooks as a guide to their curriculum, since it is a private school, they don't use the textbooks coming from the government instead they use other textbooks. In the morning, they perform everyday flag ceremony to instill to the students the patriotism. Next, is they go to their respective classes and have their classes. They have some exercise in the classroom, and then, proceed to their subjects. there are allotted time for the English and Chinese class hour. The foreign teachers are teaching English and Chinese subjects.

This is my references for the following teaching opportunities. For this month, their focus is on the Short and Long vowels. 

The teachers of the English program also prepared a One(1)term of Lesson plans as a guide for this terms' teaching. 

Each book has already the evaluation activity suggestion for each lesson. It is on the teacher's discretion whether to use the evaluation worksheet or to make a new one, depending on the needs and ability of the students if they are can answer the worksheet or not. 

For my experience in teaching, there are times that I revised some of the worksheets of the student's activity. It is on the situation of the student's learning and comprehension. If it seems hard for them to answer, the next day of teaching, I make a revised or make a simpler activity worksheet for them. 

The school also conduct examinations as a form of assessment. They also lend a day as playground time, and after the lunch break, all students take their at least an hour of sleep or long nap time, so that they will be ready for their afternoon classes.

After the lunch break, the students have their nap time for at least 30 mins or an hour. Each one of them has a blanket and use it every day for their sleeping time.

The school time for the students is from 8:00 in the morning up to 3:00 in the afternoon. Each class has usually 5-6 classes every day including the regular subjects, English and Chinese language subjects.

Day 16- The School Curriculum

Based on the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008), The Basic Education

The curriculum is aimed at enhancing the capacity of all learners, who constitute the major the force of the country, so as to attain a balanced development in all respects- physical strength, knowledge, and morality. They will fully realize their commitment and responsibilities as Thai citizens and members of the world community. Adhering to a democratic form of government under a constitutional monarchy, they will be endowed with basic knowledge and essential skills and favorable attitude towards further education, livelihood, and lifelong learning. The learner-centered approach is therefore strongly advocated, based on the conviction that all are capable of learning and self-development to their highest potentiality.

The Basic Education Curriculum is targeting to achieve the following Learning key competencies.

1. Communication capacity

2. Thinking capacity

3. Problem-solving capacity

4. Capacity for applying life skills

5. Capacity for technological application

Alongside with this curriculum in education, the school aims desirable attributes in the learning of the students which are to become a patriotic monk, honesty, have discipline, pursuing learning, be sufficient, committed to work, love Thai, and have a public mind. 

For more details about the Thailand Basic Education Core Curriculum, you may open this file.
http://www.act.ac.th/document/1741.pdf

For the Phetphadungwengchai School, they based the English Program on this objectives:

Day 15- Measurement and Evaluation System

Based on the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008), The Basic Education

Curriculum is aimed in enhancing capacity of all learners, who constitute the major the force of the country, so as to attain a balanced development in all respects- physical strength, knowledge and morality. They will fully realize their commitment and responsibilities as Thai citizens and members of the world community. Adhering to a democratic form of government under constitutional monarchy, they will be endowed with basic knowledge and essential skills and favourable attitude towards further education, livelihood and lifelong learning. The learner-centered approach is therefore strongly advocated, based on the conviction that all are capable of learning and self-development to their highest potentiality.

The Basic Education Curriculum is targeting to achieve the following Learning key competencies.

1. Communication capacity

2. Thinking capacity

3. Problem-solving capacity

4. Capacity for applying life skills

5. Capacity for technological application

Alongside with this curriculum in education, the school aims desirable attributes in the learning of the students which are to become a patriotic monk, honesty, have discipline, pursuing learning, be sufficient, committed to work, love Thai, and have a public mind. 

For more details about the Thailand Basic Education Core Curriculum, you may open this file.
http://www.act.ac.th/document/1741.pdf

For the Phetphadungwengchai School, they based the English Program on this objectives:

Day 14-Materials and other learning resources

The school premises consists of conducive classrooms that help students to gain learning, but it does not limit only inside the classroom. The school provides other learning resources such as ICT(Information and Communication Technology Center).

The ICT Room

 It is where the students are being exposed to and introduce to the technology such as the use of computers, virtual learning through videos that are educational and appropriate for their learning. The school also has the library where educational books can be found here and read by the students for further learning.

The playground area can be seen also in the school, to give way to the physical development of the Kindergarten students.

At least once or twice a week, the teacher allows the students to go and play at the playground, to help students to express more of themselves, without pressure from their academics responsibilities and exercise the ability to socialize with other students. And the sports room area, Taekwondo is being taught in the school as part of their activity in the school, to build the students physical body.

Day 13-Teaching System

The Phetphadungweingchai School caters students from Nursery to Grade 6 level. The teaching system aims to provide the best education they can give to the Thai students. In order to achieve this vision, the school are practicing teaching strategies. The After-hour strategy, where the teachers have to teach and cater the needs of the students- intellectually, emotionally, physically, spiritually, even the higher-order thinking skills and other domains of development. If the students has low performance in learning academics, the school offers remedial or special classes for the students to master the previous lessons. It is done by one-on-one, by group or by class according to the level of the need. The teachers are committed to spend time for the students during weekends for this tutorial sessions. The next one is the vacation break strategies, where the school provides summer program to help the to cope up for the next grade level of the student. It is done by doing review from the past lessons that has been tackled already for the past semester and introduce new set of lessons for their next grade level that they will be in.

The school offers also the normal class were Thai language is the medium of instruction. Also, they include in their system the English and Chinese classes for the students to be able to learn other languages aside from their mother language. Starting from Kindergarten, they are being exposed to the multi-lingual education, where they learn English and Chinese. 

The Chinese class

The English Class

Day 12- Supporting Academics

In order to be an effective kindergarten school, various academic system are being needed to apply and implement in a school. The Phetphadungweingchai School are using variety of instructional methods.

Classroom- Based Strategy

The first one is the Classroom- Based Strategy where the teacher consistently monitor the performance of the students through assessments and evaluations such as traditional assessment  the paper-pencil assessment, performance assessment. Over the period of time, the teacher is able to adjust the teaching strategies and assessments to meet the students needs, not just only in academic area but holistically and looking for ways on improving teaching strategies.

School-based Strategies

The school has their annual activities and program for the students to give opportunity to the students to showcase their talents, skills, abilities and knowledge in various fields. They make schedules during the week, to emphasize the importance of physical activities. They allow students to create interaction with other students, small groups activities to develop the leadership and cooperation, play-time to exercise their fine and gross-motor skills. Having rest time after lunch is being implemented also in the school for the students to have a short break and rest for the days' activities.

Play-ground time

Breaktime!

 Preschoolers having their snack time before they proceed to their next class. 

The Preschool having their rehearsal for their school program. All the students are involved and participants to the said program. 

To ensure the development of the cognitive skills of the students, the school provides resource teaching materials such as textbooks, instructional materials and even ICT rooms for their technology awareness.

The ICT room

Physical health is being a concern of the school. They are providing physical activities such as swimming class, taekwondo and soccer. The school has a canteen where every day the students is having their lunch at school to ensure the proper  food that the students are eating.

Children in action for their Taekwondo Class

Outside- School Based

Learning does not limit inside the school environment. The school provides outside school activities such as camping, field trips and many academic and student affair activities such as contests, school fair and programs, and many more. The program usually work with the cooperation with the community groups and volunteers that will help to provide variety of programs for the students.

Day 10- First weekend Getaway

7:00 in the morning, we were picked up by our coordinator's students and dropped us to the train station heading to Wiang Sa. Today, we have no idea where we are going to. But our hearts are filled with excitement for today's activity and to see different beautiful places here in Surat Thani, Thailand.

                               Our first stop is in Nakhon Si Thammarat, a very lovely place.

At this very place, they call it the "Best Ozone in Thailand".

The view over the bridge

Temple

Visiting the Wat Thatnoi or the Ash Temple

One of the view inside

The body of the Buddha is still being kept

Inside of one of the temple

Day 9 ( Observation Week)

This day is Mother's Day Celebration of the country. All schools are having their celebration in remembering all mothers.

And for today, the Phetphadungweingchai held the program to give way for the Mother's day celebration. Some of the primary students went to the Kindergarten school to perform some thanksgiving dance for all mothers and women who are treated as their second mothers.

Primary students presenting a dance number. 

The owner of the school, Board of Trustees, Teachers, and parents are present in this celebration.

Bowing down is one form of showing respect. Children are being respectful to all mothers.

Kindergarten students performing a dance 

As the school has the vision of developing and instilling to the young children the moral learning, it shows that students here in this school are applying what they have learned in ethics, culture, religion, discipline, and love.